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Dental schools in California

California has 7 programs awarding the DDS / DMD. Their median cumulative GPA is 3.57, 0.07 above the national median and 0.14 below the dental average nationwide. Public programs here charge a median $58,351 in state.

3.57

Median GPA in California

0.07 above the national median

3.71

Dental median nationwide

California sits below

444

Median DAT AA

$58,351

Median in-state tuition, public programs

The 7 dental programs in California

  • Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

    Los Angeles, California · Private

    Avg GPA
    3.76
    DAT AA
    444
    Tuition
    $124,920
    Class size
    144

  • Loma Linda University School of Dentistry

    Loma Linda, California · Private

    Avg GPA
    3.56
    DAT AA
    437
    Tuition
    $96,056
    Class size
    98

  • Northstate University

    Sacramento, California · Private

    Avg GPA
    3.42
    DAT AA
    418
    Tuition
    $90,620
    Class size
    39

  • Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni

    San Francisco, California · Private

    Avg GPA
    3.57
    DAT AA
    460
    Tuition
    $131,748
    Class size
    146

  • UCLA

    Los Angeles, California · Public

    Avg GPA
    3.87
    DAT AA
    472
    In-state tuition
    $52,147
    Class size
    88

  • UCSF

    San Francisco, California · Public

    Avg GPA
    3.71
    DAT AA
    476
    In-state tuition
    $64,554
    Class size
    61

  • WesternU

    Pomona, California · Private

    Avg GPA
    3.47
    DAT AA
    420
    Tuition
    $93,437
    Class size
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Prerequisite coursework here

Across the 7 programs here that publish prerequisite coursework.
CourseProgramsShare
Biology7100%
Composition7100%
General Chemistry7100%
Organic Chemistry7100%
Physics7100%
Biochemistry457%
Psychology229%
Human Anatomy114%

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